Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18382, Peter Doty, New Jersey

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Ohio
No 13.46
Peter Doty
of Knox Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Co - commanded by Captain Martin of the Reg and by Col Ogden in the St. Lawrence for Aug year
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of July 1833 and sent to Alex D Elliott Mount Vernon
Arrears to the 4th of March 1830 $ 80 - 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep. " 20 - 00 $ 100 - 00
Recorded by H. J. Evans Clerk Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Book E Vol. 8 - Page 16.
Duplicate certificate issued 7 Feb. 1840 and sent to Delano G Wash Mount Vernon by Ohio
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1838 to 4 Sep 1839. Agt notified 3 Sep 1840
Paid as above from 4 Sep 1840 to 4 March 1841. Agt notified 21 Nov 1841
Sent to Pension Agt H. Doty 20 October 1843.
1857 June 17 To Mr Adams - intimation as to any annuity due.
John Adams Aug 5/57

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Declaration of Peter Doty in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832
State of Ohio Knox Co. ss
On this the 29 th day of September personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for 3 d County now sitting Peter Doty a resident of Pleasant Township Knox County, Ohio aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the Army & Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That he entered a company of Militia in Sussex County New Jersey about thirteen miles North of the Court House in 3 d County That he joined the company of Edmund Martin and Lieutenant John Halbert and Lieutenant George Bliss That they marched through Sussex plain from thence to Mendham from thence to Coalton from thence to the mouth of Dead river, then to Quitman through Woodbridge to Amboy when they joined a detachment then on the opposite side of the Raritan River then officer remained one month and returned home At another time he went out as a Militia man under the same Captain Martin but Lieutenant Waller that he passed the same Point as before

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till they arrived at Westonridge  meeting house when they turned off to the left hand and went to Springfield where he staid one month and returned home, and half of the Militia were called upon to go at a time, and they had to stay one month the first months services this offiant does not recollect the loss was at the same time that General Lee was captured at Whites Tavern by the British - The next services were under Capt Seelern, as Militiaman at Elizabeth town I was draughted, again for one month and served my time & went home The next were under Capt William Moffett Lieutenant John Glenn  Glenn for another month at Elizabeth town this was the last Militia services to be recollect the particular services not recollect by offiant They were all prior to the year 1777
The next services were as follows offiant enlisted was draughted one out of fifteen of the Militia was drawn who had to serve for nine months offiant was drawn This was on Raritan River a little above Boundbrook Somerset County New- Jersey State From his home he went to Valley Forge on the Schuylkill above Philadelphia At Valley Forge offiant (Iaine) as was attached to the company of Capt Daniel Pratt and Lieutenant William Pratt The first Jersey Ridgement Col. Agder & Col Deheart This was in the Spring probably May 1777 or '8 That they remained at Valley Forge a number of weeks When he marched to encounter the

British Army on their March through the State of New Jersey Affiant thinks that they were constantly on the March and counter march for three weeks after leaving Walling Forge before the Battle of Monmouth the Division in which he was stationed were in the front of the British Army endeavoring to keep them from gaining to New York This division was commanded by General M ac Clanfield When General Washingtons Army overtook them at Monmouth where they had a great battle this was in June and a very hot day Affiant was engaged in the action under General M ac Clanfield a day or two after the Battle Affiant Marched under General M ac Clanfield to Elizabethtown Having stoped a week or two at Mount Holly in a March Meeting house after going to Elizabethtown they went into the barracks where he remained until his nine months expired and he was regularly discharged in the spring of 1778 or 9 Affiant does not recollect who it was signed his discharge as he did not consider it of any validity he never received / preserved it  Conced to Page 4th
We Thomas Rodgan a Clergiman residing in Mt Vernon and near this applicant & Jonathan Hunt residing in in the same P o of this applicant do certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Daly who has subscribed the Above declaration and we believe him to be about seventy five years and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution —  Conced to page 5

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Interrogatories put by the court to applicant 1st When and in what year were you born Ans (I was born in the year 1757 in Somerset Co New Jersey in Barnards Twp)
2 { Have you any recd of your age I have not
2 When were you living when you was first called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you live now
Ans I lived in New York State & in Virginia I have lived in Knox County Ohio about twenty six years (for further answer see General Statement) also for answer to the 4th 5th & 6th interrogatories
6th State the names of persons in your present neighborhood to whom you are known and who can testify to your character and veracity and their belief as to your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans Jonathan Hunt Timothy Calafy Lepe, B, Thomas Charles Calafy an
Peter in Datsy mark
Sworn to and subscribed this day & year above written
Alex n Elliot Clk K.C. p. 13

And we can concur in that opinion herein described to be sworn the day and year above written
Thos. Rigdon
Alex. Elliott Clerk
Jonathan Hunt
K.C. ple
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the inter- rogatories prescribed by law the War depart- ment that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states And the Court further states that Thomas Rigdon who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Gen- -tlemen residing in Mt Vernon Knox Co Ohio and that Jonathan Hunt who has also signed the same is a resident in Pleasant Twp, in said county and is a creditable person and that their state- ments are entitled to credit
The State of Ohio Knox County ss
I Alexander Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application
of Peter Doty for a pension - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Mount Vernon this 8 th day of October A.D. 1832
Alex. Elliott Clerk

15048.
Peter Doty, v application To obtain a Patent
Resubmission

The State of Ohio } Personally appeared before Knox County ss: } the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Ephraim Doty a reputable citizen of said County, aged fifty three six years, who being duly sworn according to law says that he is the son of Peter Doty who was a revolutionary soldier and Pensioner of the State of Ohio, and that the said Peter Doty died on the 18 th day of March A.D. 1848, and that the wife of said Peter and Mother of affiant died in said County January 26 th A.D. 1846. That her name was Susannah Doty, and that her maiden name was Susannah Boyle, and that the said Peter and the said Susannah were married on the 19 th day of April A.D. 1786, and that the service was performed the Revd Samuel Gannett (or Kennedy) and that they were both residents of said County, and that they resided in said County from the Spring of A.D. 1806 up to the time they died. Affi- dant says that he resides near Fredericktown in said County; and further says that these presentments constitute a proper and fully authorized F. E. Hassley of Washington D.C. as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead to examine into and prosecute and to receive from the U.S. Govt. Offices in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pensions, or land or back pay that may be due him as the heir of said Peter Doty who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law and equity

he may be entitled to.
In Witness whereof he has set his hand and seal of office this 26 th day of March A.D. 1852
Attest William Orme E. M. Morgan
Ephraim D. Doby
Signed sealed sworn to and acknowledged before me in the day and year above written
William Orme S.P.
The State of Ohio Knox County
I Samuel W. Farquhar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that William Orme Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit & Letter of Attorney were sworn to & subscribed & acknowledged was at the time thereof and now is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly elected Commissioned and sworn as such, and that the above signature purporting to be his is true and genuine. In testimony whereof whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of our said Court at Mount Vernon Ohio this 26 th day of March A.D. 1852
S. W. Farquhar Clerk N 6 D
Power for Examination of Revolutionary Papers
Peter Doby
Ohio
Filed Jan March 1852
P. E. Markley

John & Ephraim voted As } Power of attny
John Adams

Know all men by these presents that we John Doty of Morrow County & State of Ohio and Ephraim Doty of Morgan County & State of Illinois & sons of Peter Doty deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & who drew his pension at the City of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio, do hereby constitute and appoint John Adams of the County of Knox and State of Ohio our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to receive from the agent of the United States in Cincinnati in the State of Ohio the balance of said Pension from the 4 th day of September AD 1847 to the 18 th day of March AD 1848 being the day of his death and all income of the said Peter Doty's Pension from the time of issuing of his original Certificate up to the said 18 th day of March AD 1848 the day of his death as aforesaid witness our hands and seals this 7 th day of July AD 1857 sealed and delivered in presence of us. M. C. McFarland. G. E. M. Brown.  John Doty Ephraim Doty 
State of Ohio Knox County ss
Be it known that on this 7 th day of July AD 1857 before me M. C. McFarland a Notary Public in & for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Doty & Ephraim Doty above named and acknowledged the foregoing power

of Attorney to be their act and deed
In testing whereof I have hereunto set my hand and notarial seal the day and year above and last-written -
M. C. McFarland Notary Public H. C. O.
State of Ohio Knox County ss
Be it known that on the seventh day of July A.D. 1857 before me a Notary Public in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Adams Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing Power of Attorney either by any pledge mortgage sole assignment or transfer and that he does not know or believe that the same has been disposed of to any person whatever.
John Adams
Sworn & subscribed the day and year last above written before me M. C. McFarland a Notary Public in & for said County
In testing whereof I have hereunto set my hand & notarial seal July 7, 1857
M. C. McFarland Notary Public H. C. O.

No 15048
Peter Doty of Knox County Ohio
Return 7. 13.
Adm 12 Months —
$ 40-
Wt. Vernon Post Office Asst. Elliott Clk of Knox County Ohio

BRIEF in the case of Peter Doty County of Knox — in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. First Jersey Regt.   Years, Months, Days.     Entered In 1774 1 - private Gen. Lee, Maxwell   " 1 - private Capt E. Morton   " 1 - private Capt. Scileum   Drafted — 1777 or 1778 9 - private Capt Dav. Pratt, Col. Ogden, & Deheart  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Supers County, New Jersey  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Rich d H. Watts
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
S. F. 18.382
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Doly a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     * 1776 1 mo. Pvt. Edmund Martin ✓ N.J.   ✓ 1776 1 mo. " Edmund Martin ✓   ✓ 1776 1 mo. " Sebring ✓   May 1777 - 1778 9 mos. " Daniel Piatt Ogden and De Hart  
Battles engaged in, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Sussex Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 29, 1832 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Pleasant Township, Knox Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, { born in 1757 in Barnards Township Somerset Co. N.J.  died Feb. 18, 1848
Remarks:
He married Apr. 19, 1786 Susannah Bayle who died Jan'y 26, 1846. There were seven children, all alive in 1857 except one. John + Ephraim (who was 56 years old in 1852) are the only names given.
Respectfully,
* Charles Lee was taken prisoner Dec. 13, 1776
Commissioner.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
August 2, 1897.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning Peter Doty, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 29, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years of age and residing at Pleasant, Knox Co., Ohio, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Martin and Col. Ogden. He resided in Sussex Co., N. J., when he entered the service.
It is understood that members of the patriotic society known as the Daughters of the Revolution, who are bona fide children of Revolutionary soldiers, are given a golden spoon by that society, but this Bureau is in no way connected with any of the different patriotic societies and can, therefore, give no definite information on the subject.
Very respectfully,
Miss Nancy Pearl, Sparta, Morrow Co., Ohio.
Commissioner.

Ottumwa Iowa May 2 - 1891
Commissioner of Pensions - Washington D.C.
Will you please send to my address the War Record of Peter Doty who served as a private in John Lebrin's Company in Frelinghuysen's Battalion New Jersey Militia in the Revolutionary War also as a private in Capt Daniel Piat's Company 1st New Jersey Regiment in the Revolution
Respect
Mrs. Mee Whitford 416 N Court St Ottumwa Iowa

18382 INVALID.
No. 18382
Peter Doty
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Aug. 2/97 Mrs. Frank Earl. Sparta, Ohio. 1918 May 8. First to Mrs. Grace K. Hill. Ford.

3 d Auditor's Office June 16. 1857
Sir:
Peter Doty, Ohio, June 7. 1832, at $40. per annum, appears to have been paid to March 4. 1848.
Very Resp y Neh. Johnson Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq. Commit. of Pensions
Pension Office June 15. 1857
The 3 d Auditor is respectfully requested to certify to what time the within pension has been paid.
Wheeler Trumbull Commissioner.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 27 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Peter Botsy _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Forty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1838, to the 1 st March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

The State of Ohio } On this 20 th day of Knox County ss: } March A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me one of the justices of the peace in and for said County, James S. Banning and R.M. Brown, two credible witnesses residents of said County who being by me first duly cautioned and then sworn according to law say each for himself that Peter Doty now deceased was by the community at large believed to be a revolu- tionary soldier, and that Ephraim Doty was always treated by said Peter as, and regarded by the community, as believed to be by affiant, his son James S. Banning R.M. Brown
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written.
N. G. Davis - J.P.
The State of Ohio Knox County ss I, Samuel W. Gayahar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that Joseph J. Davis Esq. before whom the above Affidavit was sworn to and subscribed, was at the time known is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly elected Commissioned & sworn as such and that the above signature purporting to be his is true and genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Mount Vernon Ohio, this 26 th day of March A.D. 1852.
S.W. Gayahar Clerk N.C.P.

Cole - Rev Res
Mr. Vernon Ohio July 7 th /57. Ino. Adams.
Recd. July 10 th /57 Peter Doty - Ohio 3 rd Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions & the writer as informed.
Treasury Dept 18.461 - 3 rd Auditor's Office Ohio July 11 1857 M c Gowan Auditor
Mr. Randall

Mount Vernon Ohio July 7. 1857
Hon R. J. Atkinson Sir
Enclosed I send you a power of attorney from two of the sons of Peter Doty in order to ascertain what amount of awarded Pension is still back and especially if there is any increase been made since his Certificate was issued to which his heirs will be entitled
Peter Doty had seven children of whom six are living - one is dead and left children & some of them are dead & also left children should anything be due to the heirs of said Peter Doty & should any particular form of Power of Atty be necessary for their minor children be good enough to inform me
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Yours John Adams

Treasury Dept (Oct. 17, '43)
Refusal letter of F. Doty encg pension papers of own duty.
D 171. See Oct. 18/43.
Pension Office
In at
Wolver.
Washington City
War Department
Respectfully referred to the Secy of War.
Tris Dept.
Oct 17 th /43
Secretary of the Treasury of United States
Free
D. 184. Oct 17/43 Secy of War

Oct 17 1843 New York
Free
Secretary of the Treasury of United States
Washington
Mr. John Q. Adams Esq.
Oct. 17. 1843.
Rev. Mr. of State my personal papers of Oct. 17th.
Trinity Church Oct. 17, 43.
Mr. John Q. Adams Esq. Oct. 17, 43 New York
Mr. John Q. Adams

Ithaca, Dark County, Ohio October 6 th 1842.
To the Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S. Sir
Enclosed are the pension papers of Peter Doty of this place. I wish matters so arranged that I may have a draft.
Yours &c.
Fraser Doty.

Mount Vernon Ohio June 9 1857
Hon. G. C. Whiting Comm ee of Pensions
Will you send me a copy of the Pension Certificate of Peter Doty a Pensioner within this County & State. Said Doty was a private in the 1 st Regiment - of the State of New Jersey in the Revolutionary war and subsequently removed to this state where he died about the year 1848. I am about to apply for some pension arrears for his services on behalf of his heirs and will be obliged for the forms and instructions to be followed in making the application above stated
I have the honor to be Your obedt Servt John Adams

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Peter Doty which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? no VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes  Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 6.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.
28/10/96

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mr Vernon April 25 th 1833
The original statement of Peter Doty with such further explanation as the foregoing questions require is herewith returned
Yours &c
J. C. Hall atty for Peter Doty
J. L. Edwards

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 25 th , 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Peter Doty, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio _____ Agency, at the rate of Forty — Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Edward B. Cass
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Feb 7. 1846 John C. Calhoun M c Lean
FREE
J. G. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

County of Knox, ss.
On this 15 th day of February 1840, before me the subscriber a Notary Public for the said County of Knox, personally appeared Peter Doly who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Daniel Pratt, in the regiment commanded by Colonel ——— Anglin in the service of the United States; That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio, That he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the 17 th of September 1838, at the Town of Mount Vernon in the County of Knox aforesaid, was accidentally lost, or mislaid, how, or where, affiant cannot determine, and that affiant has made diligent search, and cannot find the same.
Sworn to subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid. Columbus Delano } Notary Public Knox County, O.
his Peter Doly mark
The State of Ohio Knox County ss.
On this 15 th day of February 1840, before me the subscriber a Notary Public for said County of Knox personally appeared Samuel Elliott, who on his oath deposed and saith that Peter Doly (who is named in, & has subscribed the above affidavit,) is the identical person above named in said affidavit.
Sworn to subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid. Columbus Delano } Notary Public Knox County, O.
Sam Elliott
The State of Ohio Knox County ss.
I Columbus Delano a Notary Public for said County of Knox, do hereby certify that Samuel Elliott Esq. of the County aforesaid, who has sworn to & subscribed the last above affidavit, is a person of veracity. In testimony whereof, and that the above affidavit seem to be subscribed before me on this day, I have here to subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office at Mount Vernon in said County this 15 th day of February 1840. Columbus Delano } Notary Public

J. G. Edwards Com. Hudson
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Peter Doh for a new certificate - having lost his first one - Please send the same to me, - directed to Mt Vernon Ohio Frank County Ohio
D. W. & Vore
Mr. [unclear] March 18th 1844

State of Ohio Knox County ss
Additional declaration of Peter Doty in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 on this the 27 th day of April 1833 personally appeared before the Hon James McShane a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County Peter Doty a resident of Pleasant Township in said County, and makes the following additional statement in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh of June 1832 The same being in answer to objections forwarded to him by the officer of Pensions
VII The said Peter Doty hereby renounces every claim to any other pen- -sion or annuity than the one under the act of June 7 th 1832 and hereby declares that his name is not on any other Pension roll of any agency in any State or Territory
XIII This applicant states that he has no documentary Evidence (but thinks he has about subscribing) of his age or his service in the Revolution That he knew one Benjamin Inyart in the Army, about one or two or three years since, he was living in the State of Indiana at Lafayette. That this applicant has made diligent

enquiry for him and thinks he is not in in living at this time, said Inyort was a kinsman with officer during the nine months he was in the Standing army. That he knows of no other person that he could prove anything about his services in the Revolution. That as he is now situated he considers it impossible to prove by even one living witness
XVII  Question 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans I received a discharge at Eliza- town, I do not remember who gave it to me, or who signed it, I remember to have taken it home, and probably did not retain it any length of time as I have not seen it since. And further de subscribed and swore this 28 th day of April 1833 before me Peter his Doty James Wilbury mark Clerk
This may certify that it had been acquainted with Peter Doty the signer of the above declarative for twelve or fifteen years I believe him to be a man whose statements can be relied on in any

ments but especially under under act as witness my hand and seal this 25 th day of April 1833
Saml M c Gibney Esq d Act g Judge
The State of Ohio Franklin County ss:
I Alexander Elliott Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Samuel M c Gibney before whom the foregoing statement was made, & who has given subscribed the
foregoing Certificate, was at the time thereof & yet is one of the Associate Judges of said court duly Commissioned & sworn & full faith & credit is due to all his official acts as such as well in courts of Justice as thereout. And I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at the Clerk's Office in Mount Vernon this 25 day of April 1833
Alex r Elliott Clerk

Peter Doty's Second Statement to obtain a pur- -tion
Resolution